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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
1,8-CINEOLE Martindale's 29th
2-NAPTHOL Merck 11th Edition
ALLYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
ARNIDIOL *
CAMPHOR Martindale's 28th
FENCHONE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
FORADIOL Tyler, V.E.. 1994.
FORMIC-ACID Merck 11th Edition
MENTHOL *
METHYL-SALICYLATE Merck 11th Edition
THUJONE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
THYMOL Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
THYMYL-ACETATE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
VERATRINE *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Glycyrrhiza glabra Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root 5 0
Hedeoma drummondii Drummond's Pennyroyal 3 3, 138
Hedeoma pulegioides American Pennyroyal 4 1, 060
Hedeoma reverchonii Reverchon's Pennyroyal 2 478
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 4 620, 000
Hibiscus sabdariffa Roselle; Indian Sorrel; Jamaica Sorrel; Kharkadi; Red Sorrel; Sorrel; Malventee (Ger.); Rosella (Ger.); Acedera de Guinea (Sp.); Rosa de Jamaica (Sp.); Sereni (Sp.) 3 0
Houttuynia cordata Fishwort; Dokudami; Yu Xing Cao 2 0
Hyacinthus orientalis Hyacinth 1 2.299999952316284
Hyptis suaveolens Wild Hops 5 6, 527
Hyssopus officinalis Hyssop 3 138, 223
Illicium verum Star Anise; Chinese Star Anise; Chinesischer Sternanis (Ger.); Sternanis (Ger.); anis de China (Sp.); anis estrellado (Sp.) 2 21, 006
Isanthus brachiatus False Pennyroyal 1 0
Jateorhiza palmata Calumba Root 1 0
Juglans nigra Black Walnut 1 14, 000
Juniperus communis Common Juniper; Juniper 3 10, 058
Juniperus sabina Sabine 2 0
Lantana camara Lantana; Wild Sage 2 56
Larrea tridentata Chaparral; Creosote Bush 1 0
Laurus nobilis Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay 4 5, 571, 000
Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender 2 0